Table 3.
Association between responses to the dry mouth numerical rating scale (NRS) and interference with talking, eating and taste
Numerical rating scale (NRS) | Talking | Eating | Taste |
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β coefficient | 0.77 | 0.57 | 0.51 |
Standard error of β coefficient | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
Spearman’s rank correlation (rs) | 0.49 | 0.34 | 0.28 |
p value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 |